Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia E dual vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Sony
Announced September 2012 December 2012 June 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black Black, Gold Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1605
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 200 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB (2 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 3.5 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 51.89% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1530 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)